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TheQuestion:WhathappenedtothewitchesintheSalemwitchtrials?Whowerethey? 1.Iamusingthesearchengine,Google. 2.Keywordsearch:SalemWitchTrials 3.OpenedWindows: a.http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/salem.htm b.http://www.history.com/topics/salemwitchtrials c.http://www.smithsonianmag.com/historyarchaeology/briefsalem.html d.http://www.ushistory.org/us/3g.asp e.http://www.salemweb.com/guide/witches.shtml 4.Irefinedmykeywordsearchwith:WitchesintheSalemwitchtrials 5.SiteIendedupusingforinformation a.URL:http://www.smithsonianmag.com/historyarchaeology/briefsalem.html b.SiteName:Smithsonian.com c.Publisherorcompanysponsor(ifnoted):JessBlumberg d.Retrievaldate:September23,2013 e.PublicationDate(ifthereisone):October24,2007 6.Reliabilityratingforthesitewith10beingmostreliable:8 7.Reasonsforyourrating:ItisreliablebecauseitpointedoutthatProfessorDarinHaytonpointedout theerrorsinthewebsiteanditisawellrecommendedhistorywebsite.

Answerstothequestions: Between1692and1693,morethan200peoplewereaccusedofwitchesandtherewasa hysteriaoverthewitchcraft.Severalcenturiesago,manyreligiouspeoplehadthebeliefthatthedevil couldtakecontroloverthemandwouldtellthemtoharmotherpeopletogainloyalty.Salemwitchtrials begantospreadandmanypeoplewereconvictedaswitches. Amongthe200peoplethatwereaccused,20peoplewereexecuted.Themostwellknownof theaccusedoneswereTituba,SarahGood,andSarahOsborne.Allthreewomenwerebroughttothe judgesinthecourtandwerequestionedforseveraldays.Intheprocessofinterrogation,theywere askedtopassatest(likerecitingtheLordsprayer),askedforphysicalevidence(moles,blemishes), askedforwitnesses(testimony),askedtoconsiderspectralevidence(ghostoraspiritintheformofthe accused),andtheywereaskedtoconfessiftheywereguilty.OsborneandGoodclaimedinnocence whileTitubaconfessed,sayingTheDevilcametomeandbidmeservehim.Shedescribedtheimages shesaw,admittedthatshesignedthebook,andsaidthatthewitcheswerelookingtodestroythe Puritans.Consequently,thethreewereputtojail. Inconclusion,thequestioninggotmoreseriousinAprilanddozensofpeoplefromSalemand othervillageswerebroughttoquestion.Asthetrialsstartedtogrowserious,thedefenseofbeing innocentbecameunconvincingandmanywerehanged.